The Republic of the Philippines has received a Loan from the Asian Development Bank and OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) toward the cost of Agrarian Reform Communities Project 2 (ARCP 2), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract for the Rehabilitation of 0.740 km. A.L. Micubo Sr. Farm to Market Road under the contract no. FMR-AIRR-031612-RO68-01-JOL-ZDN-R009.

The Municipality of Siocon now invites bids for Rehabilitation of 0.74 km. A.L. Micubo Sr. Farm to Market Road under the contract no. FMR-AIRR-031612-RO68-01-JOL-ZDN-RO09. Completion of the Works is required within forty five (45) calendar days from the date of the official start of the subproject. Bidders should have completed in the last ten (10) years a contract for works that are similar to the works that are to be undertaken under the Contract that is the subject of this bid invitation.” The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.

Bidding will be conducted in accordance with National Competitive procedures, and is open to bidders from eligible source countries of the Asian Development Bank.

Interested bidders may obtain further information from the LGU-BAC of Siocon, Province of Zamboanga del Norte and inspect the Bidding Documents on October 09, 2012 at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by the interested bidders on October 09, 2012 from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the bidding documents in the amount Php5,000.00.

It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Government Policy Board (www.gppb.gov.ph)provided that bidders shall pay the non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

The bidder may request that the Bid Documents be sent to them by mail or courier, and for this, the bidder shall pay the amount in Philippine Peso to cover the cost of mail or courier delivery. The fee for obtaining a copy of the Bid Documents and the cost of mail or courier shall be paid by the bidder thru s Cashier’s Check or Manager’s Check issued in favor of the Municipality of Siocon.

The Municipality of Siocon will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 17, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at the Municipal Mayor’s Office, Municipality of Siocon, Province of Zamboanga del Norte, which shall be open to all interested parties.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11:00 A.M. of October 09, 2012 at the Municipal Mayor’s Office, Municipality of Siocon, Province of Zamboanga del Norte. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of Bank Guarantee and in the amount of Php_15,552.92 or 2% of the ABC.

Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. The deadline for the submission of bids must not be later than 11:00 AM, October 09, 2012. The opening of bids will proceed immediately after the time set for the deadline of submission of bids as indicated above.

The Municipality of Siocon reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. The Invitation to Bid is not an integral part of the bidding document.